Iran only thinks to let Shourd of every person head out

Kurdistan had some visitors, comprising of Turkey, Iraq and Iran. These visitors hiked there in July 2009. The title originated from the Kurds which is the majority of people who live there. Iranian authorities took all hikers into custody and accused them of espionage and of being spies. Authorities keep changing their minds by initially saying they’d release one, then not, and then actually did release a hiker, Sarah Shourd. The U.S. would not pay the $500,000 that Iranian authorizes demanded for her release. The other hikers remain in custody, one of which is her fiancé.

Spying with a hike

All three captured hikers, Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, work in the Middle East. Bauer is the one Shourd is engaged to. Kurdistan was the choice they made to trip at because within the southern parts of Iraq, it is probably the most free. A village in Iraq Kurdistan, Zalem, is where they ran into Iranian national police. The Nation explains that is where they were detained. It isn’t all that easy to figure out where the border really is. Locals, however, explain that it is common to see Iranian forces in Iraq.

One hiker is home free

The Iranian government said it would release Shourd to the U.S. government. Of course, this would require $500,000 bail. After making the statement, the government changed its mind in Iran. As a result of health reasons, the government changed its mind again and released Sarah Shourd on bail. This comes from CNN. Ever since the 1979 the Swiss are acting as liaison while Washington and Tehran have no relations. The bail was deposited in Oman. It was deposited into a financial institution account. Iran is still holding Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal in custody.

No proof of espionage

Sources said the backpackers did not cross to the Iranian border ever. People from the area where they were captured have repeatedly said that Iranian police and intelligence operatives openly and notoriously cross the border and detain people. Any judge should be able to take 10 minutes to acknowledge a trespassing charge. There is little evidence that the detention of these people was anything other than politically motivated.

Additional reading

The Nation

thenation.com/article/36562/us-hikers-were-seized-iraq?page=,

CNN

cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/14/iran.detained.american/